The Times Higher article describes this as the “Squeezed Middle”. It looks more like the “Squeezed Bottom” to me, but then I suppose that would have made an inappropriate headline.

Is there really a University of Sunderland?

Anyways, this allows me the chance to congratulate the former Director of Learning and Teaching in the School of Physics & Astronomy at Cardiff University on his move to the University of Central Lancashire, currently riding high at Number 7 in the above table…

More interesting is perhaps listing the winners. As far as I can see, Cambridge. Oxford, Imperial are doing rather well (depending on what these numbers really mean). What is the geographical distribution of winners and losers? Any evidence for ‘widening participation’?